Hiya bustergirl,

I would say CAD works! It is the only diet that HAS ever worked for me, for any length of time. And no signs that it is going to stop working either, after 14 months.

I have done the movie popcorn thing a couple of times. In my case, we have a Wendy's near our movie theatre, so I would have my burgers (sans buns, saving all the carbs for movie treats) just before going in to the movie. Then there would be plenty of time left in my hour for me to enjoy some popcorn and chocolate. That was in my pre-balancing days.. now I would get a salad in there too. The idea of taking in your dinner is good though, but a sandwich followed by popcorn would be really carb-heavy, unless maybe it was ultra-low carb bread?

CAD is a very do-able and liveable program. It is flexible enough to enjoy almost anything. I love it

Good luck!